Curtain rod device



June 0' J. RpGUlLDFORD 2,204,411

CURTAIN ROD DEVICE Filed March 14, 1939 Patented June 11, 1940 mil; .wi

ATE T 1 OFFICE CURTAIN non DEVICE Joseph nrouildforajne'gi a, Saskatchewan,

Canada Application March 14, 1939, Serial No. 261,748

3 Claims. (Cl. 223-105) My invention relates to improvements in a curtain rod device, and has for its primary ob- J'ect to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a curtain protector embodying a novel 5 construction through the medium of which, curtains may be threaded on to curtain rods without danger of tearing the curtains.

With my invention, the sharp ends, usually found on the majority of curtain rods, are covin threading them on to the rods is eliminated.

Curtain rods vary somewhat in dimensions, therefore it is necessary to provide means of clamping this curtain rod device to the rod to will be readily understood.

The object and advantages of the invention will become apparent from" a study of the following specification, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawing wherein like characters of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, in which- Figure ,1 is a vertical view showing a curtain rod device with the integral spring portion in normal position.

Figure 2 is a vertical end view of Figure 1 on the line 2-2.

Figure 3 is a vertical view showing a curtain rod device in place on a curtain rod.

Figure 4 is a horizontal sectional view of Figure 3 0n the line 4-4.

Figure 5 is a vertical end and sectional view of Figure 3 on the line 55.

Referring to the drawing:

casing preferably constructed of Celluloid, open at the end 8 to receive the curtain rod [0 and closed at the opposite end 1.

The numeral 9 represents an integral spring or clamping portion formed in the wall N3 of the casing B by cutting or perforating the wallv It tion at 14. As the rod [0 continues its entrance 7 into the device the tighter the spring will grip thereby preventing the device from falling off.

It will be noted that when the curtain rod enters the device the springportion at M tends ered, and the possibility of tearing the curtains prevent it from'falling oif. The means adopted The numeralli represents a sheath or walled to move interiorly in the direction of the imperforated wall of the casing 6. until it abuts the said imperforate wall. Then as the rod is in- I serted further into the device the tension-of the spring 9 is increased, greatly enhancing the clamping effect of the device onto the rod.

Iclaim: 1. A curtain rod device comprising a casing for encasing the end of a curtain rod said device being provided with an integral resilient portion for clamping said device tosaid curtain rod, said casingbeing closed at one end and open at its opposite end and provided withcomparatively flat'front and rear walls, said open'end provided for the insertion of said rod, said'integral resilient portion formed tongue-like by perforating" one of the said flat walls intermediate of the open and closed ends'of said casing and normally retained in alignment with said perforated wall while in a state of inertia, the remaining fiat wall of e the casing forming an abutment limiting the movement of the end of said resilient por- 1 forclamping said device to said curtain rod,

tightening means to increase the tension of said clamping means, said casing being closed at one end and'open at its opposite end and provided with comparatively fiat front and rear Walls, said open end provided for the insertion of said rod, said integral resilient portion formed tongue-like by perforating one of the said flat 'walls intermediate of the open and closed ends of said casing, saidtongue-like portionhaving its free end extending in the direction of the open end of said casing andadapted to clamp the wall of said rod between said tongue and the perforated wall of said casing, said tightening means being provided by the remaining flat wall of the casing forming an abutment limiting the movement of the free end of said tongue, said limited ,movement' causing increased tension "to the resilient tongue-like portionas the rod enters'the casing. r

3. A curtain rod device for enveloping the end of a curtainrod to prevent the tearing of cur- I tains comprising a receptacle having integral clasping means, saidreceptacle consisting of a jointless sheathhaving a closed end and an open end, said open end being provided for the inserceptacle and adapted to enter the interior of said tion of the end of a curtain rod, said integral curtain rod causing the wall of said rod to be clasping means formed by perforating a Wall held fast between said tongue and said perfo- Within the limits of the receptacle to provide a rated wall. tongue, the free end of said tongue extending JOSEPH R. GUILDFORD. in the direction of the said open end of the re- 

